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New Mexico governor proposes $500M to treat fracking wastewater
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico would underwrite development of a strategic new source of water by buying treated water that originates from the used, salty byproducts of oil and natural gas drilling, and help preserve its freshwater aquifers in the process, under a proposal from the state's...
US agency ends use of 'cyanide bomb' to kill coyotes and other predators, citing safety concerns
RENO, Nev. (AP) — The U.S. Bureau of Land Management has halted the use of spring-loaded traps that disperse cyanide powder to kill coyotes and other livestock predators, a practice wildlife advocates have tried to outlaw for decades due to safety concerns. The M-44 ejector-devices...
New Mexico Supreme Court upholds Democratic-drawn congressional map
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The New Mexico Supreme Court upheld a Democratic-drawn congressional map that divvied up a conservative, oil-producing region and reshaped a swing district along the U.S. border with Mexico, in an order published Monday. All five justices signed a shortly...
Too many schools are underperforming, top New Mexico education official says
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Far too many schools in New Mexico are underperforming, and the state's top education official says the focus of his agency's next budget proposal will be on holding districts and schools responsible for student achievement. The budget blueprint is due...
New Mexico Supreme Court weighs GOP challenge to congressional map, swing district boundaries
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The Republican Party urged New Mexico's state Supreme Court on Monday to strike down a congressional map that has divvied up a politically conservative oil-producing region into multiple districts as it reshaped a swing district along the U.S. border with Mexico. ...
A generational commitment is needed to solve New Mexico's safety issues, attorney general says
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — It will take a generational commitment to solve New Mexico's public safety problems, the state’s top prosecutor said Friday, urging policymakers to listen to those on the ground who are working with people in need of mental health services. Attorney...
Hearing to determine if Trump can be barred from office reaches far back in history for answers
DENVER (AP) — The effort to ban former President Donald Trump from the ballot under the Constitution's “insurrection clause” turned to distant history on Wednesday, when a law professor testified about how the post-Civil War provision was indeed intended to apply to presidential candidates. ...
New Mexico attorney general accuses landowners of preventing public access to the Pecos River
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s top prosecutor is going after landowners who he says are illegally and unconstitutionally depriving the public of access to stretches of one of the state's most well-known rivers. The case involving access to the Pecos River is the first...
New Mexico governor: state agencies must switch to all-electric vehicle fleet by the year 2035
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham signed an executive order Monday directing state agencies to switch to an all-electric vehicle fleet within the next 12 years. Lujan Grisham also said she intends to pursue tax credits for electric vehicles during the...
New Mexico congressional map that was approved by Democrats can stand, a judge says
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New congressional boundaries approved by Democrats that divided up a politically conservative oil-producing region in New Mexico don’t violate the state constitution, a judge ruled in an order published Friday. Judge Fred Van Soelen wrote that the...
